Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Peanuts for nuts - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
57 
8 
37 
12 
23 
34 
acres 
5,105 
(D) 
3,421 
(D) 
1,318 
3,787 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
105 
32 
46 
27 
76 
29 
25 to 99 acres 
190 
27 
131 
32 
139 
51 
1 00 to 249 acres 
213 
12 
182 
19 
130 
83 
250 to 499 acres 
91 
10 
64 
17 
40 
51 
500 acres or more 
37 
3 
33 
1 
14 
23 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
594 
98 
421 
75 
380 
214 
acres 
49,819 
5,899 
38,471 
5,449 
28,861 
20,958 
bushels 
3,007,013 
352,169 
2,321,121 
333,723 
1,675,994 
1,331,019 
Irrigated 
farms 
26 
6 
18 
2 
12 
14 
acres 
735 
(D) 
525 
(D) 
385 
350 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
175 
55 
101 
19 
121 
54 
25 to 99 acres 
247 
26 
183 
38 
160 
87 
1 00 to 249 acres 
126 
9 
103 
14 
72 
54 
250 to 499 acres 
37 
6 
27 
4 
23 
14 
500 acres or more 
9 
2 
7 
- 
4 
5 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
7,021 
1,774 
4,384 
863 
4,911 
2,110 
acres 
1,564,806 
146,643 
1,249,168 
168,995 
889,608 
675,198 
bushels 
60,635,686 
5,715,799 
48,605,907 
6,313,980 
33,452,136 
27,183,550 
Irrigated 
farms 
262 
53 
190 
19 
147 
115 
acres 
15,562 
1,691 
12,108 
1,763 
6,285 
9,277 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,689 
960 
575 
154 
1,274 
415 
25 to 99 acres 
2,202 
594 
1,292 
316 
1,622 
580 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,313 
109 
1,008 
196 
931 
382 
250 to 499 acres 
893 
45 
731 
117 
585 
308 
500 acres or more 
924 
66 
778 
80 
499 
425 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
41 
21 
20 
_ 
17 
24 
acres 
858 
166 
692 
- 
183 
675 
pounds 
618,531 
104,550 
513,981 
- 
116,740 
501,791 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
4 
2 
- 
- 
6 
acres 
29 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
29 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
30 
19 
11 
. 
14 
16 
25 to 99 acres 
10 
2 
8 
- 
3 
7 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
Tobacco 
farms 
1,682 
272 
1,191 
219 
1,074 
608 
acres 
167,443 
8,053 
142,284 
17,106 
92,611 
74,832 
pounds 
391,710,625 
17,674,855 
335,918,820 
38,116,950 
216,323,093 
175,387,532 
Irrigated 
farms 
401 
55 
318 
28 
235 
166 
acres 
24,808 
1,262 
22,361 
1,185 
13,492 
11,316 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
10 
5 
5 
4 
6 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
18 
6 
11 
1 
14 
4 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
28 
14 
8 
6 
24 
4 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
60 
29 
28 
3 
38 
22 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
104 
45 
39 
20 
68 
36 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
236 
89 
110 
37 
159 
77 
25.0 acres or more 
1,226 
84 
990 
152 
767 
459 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
4,156 
767 
2,859 
530 
2,769 
1,387 
acres 
753,713 
63,216 
609,862 
80,635 
420,689 
333,024 
bushels 
42,625,819 
3,545,823 
34,544,188 
4,535,808 
23,465,322 
19,160,497 
Irrigated 
farms 
172 
37 
127 
8 
93 
79 
acres 
8,360 
1,393 
6,495 
472 
3,692 
4,668 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
826 
362 
353 
111 
601 
225 
25 to 99 acres 
1,358 
279 
880 
199 
953 
405 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,036 
70 
843 
123 
707 
329 
250 to 499 acres 
561 
26 
469 
66 
324 
237 
500 acres or more 
375 
30 
314 
31 
184 
191 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
19,562 
11,287 
7,446 
829 
12,011 
7,551 
acres 
643,186 
241,455 
369,728 
32,003 
385,702 
257,484 
tons, dry 
1,509,153 
508,786 
937,239 
63,128 
892,217 
616,936 
Irrigated 
farms 
701 
409 
264 
28 
391 
310 
acres 
25,326 
11,445 
12,361 
1,520 
12,518 
12,808 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
12,125 
8,523 
3,147 
455 
7,439 
4,686 
25 to 99 acres 
6,182 
2,513 
3,367 
302 
3,855 
2,327 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,062 
217 
787 
58 
611 
451 
250 to 499 acres 
140 
22 
107 
11 
76 
64 
500 acres or more 
53 
12 
38 
3 
30 
23 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
609 
366 
223 
20 
361 
248 
acres 
9,808 
4,818 
4,518 
472 
6,198 
3,610 
tons, dry 
38,488 
19,066 
18,176 
1,246 
27,072 
11,416 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
6 
4 
- 
3 
7 
acres 
135 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
40 
95 
Other tame hay 
farms 
16,105 
9,126 
6,314 
665 
9,802 
6,303 
acres 
532,318 
199,022 
307,427 
25,869 
318,798 
213,520 
tons, dry 
1,244,453 
423,229 
768,997 
52,227 
741,447 
503,006 
Irrigated 
farms 
584 
325 
234 
25 
326 
258 
acres 
21,490 
9,041 
11,053 
1,396 
10,365 
11,125 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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